Fiscal cliff countdown: 8 days

Fiscal cliff countdown: 8 days

December 24, 2012 4:58 AM

Lawmakers have eight days left to head off mandatory budget cuts and tax hikes but there are no major talks going on to avert the "fiscal cliff." Nancy Cordes reports.

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